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Review Tales Of Graces f Remastered (Switch) - The Characters Steal The Show In This JRPG Classic
f yeah
The Tales series is one of those JRPGs that sometimes flies under the radar. It doesn’t typically get the same hype as Final Fantasy or Persona, but Bandai Namco has been consistently putting out solid Tales games for 30 years. Tales of Graces f Remaster continues that tradition, bringing one of the best entries in this franchise to modern...
Review Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 2 (SNES)
Just Saiyan
Dragon Ball Z fever was very much a real thing in the '90s, but this blonde hair, Kamehameha-throwing insanity hit the UK and America much later than the rest of Europe. As such, it might still not be common knowledge that all four of Super Famicom's Dragon Ball Z one-on-one fighting games received PAL localization and distribution -...
Review Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (DS)
Joker's wild
When Enix released the original Dragon Quest Monsters for Game Boy back in 1998, many quickly dismissed it as just another vain attempt to cash in on the Pokémon craze. But over the past 13 years, the Monsters series has developed quite a following and become more in-depth and multiplayer-friendly with each new release. Where the first...
Review Hyper Lode Runner (Game Boy)
An enjoyable and frustrating title
Arriving in 1983 the original Lode Runner was a platform puzzler that appeared on numerous systems of the time including the NES. More Lode Runner games followed on various platforms including Battle Lode Runner for the PC Engine, whilst the Game Boy's entry in the series was Hyper Lode Runner. The aim of the game...
Review The Legendary Starfy (DS)
The Legendary Starfy ultimately lives up to its name.
The Starfy series has enjoyed a great deal of success in Japan over the years, but Nintendo's release of The Legendary Starfy in North America marks the first time that many gamers outside of Japan have had the chance to experience the game's unique charm. The developers obviously didn't want to...
Review Densetsu no Starfy 3 (Game Boy Advance)
The third time's the charm
After the success of the first two Densetsu no Stafi releases, TOSE obviously wanted to knock one out of the park with their third and final Game Boy Advance Stafi title. To say that they were successful would be a huge understatement, as Densetsu no Stafi 3 offers up the type of platforming experience that most of us...
Latest TOSE News
Wednesday16th Oct 2024
The only way is up
After an unprecedented year of financial loss for the Japanese developer TOSE (a team that has co-developed countless projects for the likes of Nintendo, Square Enix, Capcom and more), the studio expects 'Switch 2' to turn things around in 2025 (thanks, Automaton). Back in July, TOSE's Q3 financial report posted a nine-month loss...
Friday23rd Aug 2024
Rumour Wii & DS Favourite 'MySims' Could Be Coming To Switch Soon
A blast from the past
Who remembers MySims? The spin-off to Maxis' hugely popular The Sims series, MySims saw you play as a cute little avatar attempting to restore and redevelop a run-down town. It launched on Wii and DS in 2007 before making the jump to PC and phones the following year. Well, it sounds like MySims could be making a comeback...
Friday12th Jul 2024
Feature Legendary Starfy 101 - A Brief History Of TOSE's Adorable Platforming Star
Now playable on Nintendo Switch
With all three GBA Starfy games — which were originally released only in Japan — now available to play on Switch with a Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack subscription, we're updating and republishing this brief introduction to the little star which originally went live a whopping 15 years ago. Enjoy! Since...
Friday5th Jul 2024
News Square Enix And Nintendo Co-Dev Reports Losses After Multiple Projects Cancelled
Tose has worked on series like Final Fantasy and Paper Mario
2024 has been a challenging year for the video game industry and it seems Japanese developer Tose (a team that's worked on countless Nintendo projects since the Famicom era and also helped out Square Enix over the years) has experienced some financial losses due to multiple projects being...
Wednesday19th Oct 2022
News Check Out 30 Minutes Of Lovely 'Dragon Quest Treasures' Gameplay
Treasure Islands
Square Enix's 2022 release slate has been manic, and Dragon Quest Treasures is one of the company's last games to hit the shelves this year. We're fast approaching the game's release, and V-Jump has posted 30 minutes of footage from the upcoming spin-off (thanks Gematsu!). The gameplay and commentary (above) is all in Japanese, but...
Friday29th May 2009
News Another Legendary Starfy Commercial
Check out Starfy's second commercial running in theaters.
The guys at Nintendo were once again kind enough to send us over a second commercial for their Legendary Starfy DS game that hits store shelves on June 8th. This commercial features a little bit of actual Legendary Starfy footage at the end of the spot. The commercial is set to run in movie...
Friday22nd May 2009
News Gameplay Trailer - The Legendary Starfy
Check out the upcoming DS platformer in action!
We just got in the official game play trailer for the upcoming DS release The Legendary Starfy. As you can see in the trailer, there's plenty of platforming action and underwater puzzle-solving elements to go around. You can also get a glimpse into some of the amazing boss fights the game features...
Interviews Nintendo/TOSE - The Legendary Starfy
The Legendary Starfy developers talk about their upcoming DS platformer.
We were fortunate enough to be invited to take part in a teleconference with several developers of the upcoming DS title The Legendary Starfy today. While there was a Q & A session, it turned out to only be yours truly and one other guy who fired one question and then...

























